Reduce Your Digestion Toxic Load With Food from Chico

Should you be concerned about toxicity if you don’t spray pesticides or work in a chemical factory? Yes! Regardless of your occupation, vocation, hobbies or interests, there are many reasons for concern about toxicity in our environment. This article written from Chico, California, aims to bring you some tips on how you can reduce your toxic burden.

World wide there are millions of different chemicals in industrial processes and everyday life. Amazingly, fewer than 10 percent of these chemicals have been tested for toxicity or safety to humans! Imagine the potential for toxic damage to humans when you start combining these chemicals together. We live in a virtual sea of toxins that makes exposure to them unavoidable.

Toxins come from two main sources: external sources such as environmental toxins, and internal sources within our own bodies. You’re probably familiar with a number of external toxins: Pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals (such as mercury) organic solvents (such as dry cleaning fluid) and medications all fall into the category of external toxins.

The concept of internal toxins may be less familiar. Internal toxins are the natural byproducts of digestion and cellular functioning. In the process of digesting and utilizing our food, the body produces many different types of waste that our cells and our liver detoxify. Bacteria and yeast in our internal digestive system also produce toxic chemicals that require processing and detoxifying.

The major detoxification center of the body is the liver. Various types of specialized cells and enzymes work to make dangerous chemicals water-soluble so they can be excreted in your urine and stool.

Allergies and food intolerances stress the liver by allowing partially digested food, bacteria and digestive waste to enter the blood stream. When your digestion is compromised and your bowel elimination slows, incompletely digested food will be fermented by bacteria and yeast in the bowel. The natural byproducts of bacteria and yeast acting on undigested foods are toxic ammonia compounds and toxic alcohols. This process results in a variety of cancer-producing substances. Just the names of a few of these substances paint a nasty picture: skatol, putrescine and cadaverine. REDUCING YOUR TOXIC Burden

• Spice it up with antioxidant-rich herbs such as dill, basil or oregano.

• Flavor with rosemary, which stimulates the liver’s detoxification enzymes.

• Use cilantro, which aids in heavy metal removal.

• Use turmeric and curry, which are rich in antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory properties.

• Eat dark leafy greens.

As mentioned earlier, those of us living in Chico and other parts of California live in a toxic sea. Reducing toxic exposure and internal toxic load is the key to reducing the risk of cancer and other degenerative diseases. Reducing the toxic load on your liver will enhance liver function. A healthy liver makes for a long “liver.”

With the vast amount of pesticides and herbicides used in the Chico and Sacramento Valley, it make sense to do everything you can do to reduce your internal toxins. Call us today at 530-899-8741 to schedule a consultation in our Chico office to evaluate if your body is being stressed by toxins.